Beyoncé‘s stylist Ty Hunter was deeply moved by a video of the kids from the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club shown at a fund-raiser for the charity on Tuesday. He told the crowd at the Metropolitan Club, “Thank God I didn’t wear eyeliner today.”

The flamboyant fashion guru was honored at the annual event — known as the Purses & Pursenalities luncheon because dozens of high-end handbags are auctioned off — along with Tommy Hilfiger’s wife, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger.

Hilfiger told the lunching ladies sipping Whispering Angel rosé, “These kids are the most important investment we can make — not Google, not Apple.”

The crowd included emcee Amy Fine Collins, Nina Griscom, Swedish TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson and one of the few men present, hat designer Eric Javits.